Abstract
Novel (Zr, Ti)(C, N)–SiC ceramics were fabricated by reactive hot-pressing at 1500–1700 °C using ZrC, TiC0.5N0.5, and Si powders as raw materials for the first time. The effects of Si addition on the microstructures and mechanical properties were investigated. The reaction completely proceeded to generate SiC with an Si addition of 5 mol%. The grain refinement by SiC and solid solution strengthening of (Zr, Ti)(C, N) improve the mechanical properties. A high flexural strength of 522 ± 20 MPa was obtained in the Z5T5S ceramics (ZrC with 4.75 mol% TiC0.5N0.5 and 5 mol% Si additional). When the Si addition increases to 10 mol%, the residual Ti-stabilized β-ZrSi phase appears, which significantly reduces the flexural strength. The Vickers hardness and fracture toughness monotonically increase with increasing Si addition. The fine-grained microstructure without a residual phase and abundant intrinsic lattice defects in the Z5T5S composite endow it with the potential to obtain excellent radiation resistance.
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